The Taliban promises to protect Humanitarian workers

A U.N spokesman announced that on Sunday The United Nations humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths met with the Taliban leaders who guaranteed the safety of humanitarian workers and aid access in Afghanistan. The U.N humanitarian chief is in Afghanistan's capital Afghan so as to have several meetings with these leaders in the middle of a humanitarian disaster in the country newly under the control of the hardline Islamists. 

"The authorities pledged that the safety and security of humanitarian staff, and humanitarian access to people in need, will be guaranteed and that humanitarian workers both men and women will be guaranteed freedom of movement," a statement from UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.  Griffiths reiterated in the meeting that the humanitarian community was committed to delivering "impartial and independent humanitarian assistance," the statement added.  

He also made sure to mention to the leaders that the rights of women and their safety are to be observed. And the same thing that happened in the last Taliban take over in  1996-2001 rule to women shouldn't happen again. A statement given by the Taliban's co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar thanked U.N. officials for the "promised continuation of humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people" and assured them "of cooperation and provision of needed facilities," according to a statement posted on Twitter by Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen. 

The future of aid missions in the country under the Taliban has been a source of concern for the U.N. and aid groups, despite Taliban pledges of a softer brand of the rule than during their first stint in power. Many citizens of Afghanistan doubt the reliability of their pledges and many countries are taking a wait-and-see approach.